The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 08, 2007

EDITORIAL
Interest rates bite
High loan rates are affecting sectors such as automobiles with high backward linkages and employment potential. More

MANAGEMENT
PERSPECTIVE
The dawn of self-management
It was during the last quarter of the last century that the word empowerment became popular in management parlance. Of course, the term subordinate had vanished from the corporate vocabulary much earlier. Of late, the word employee has also gone ... More

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
From optimism to frustration
India through the European investor’s eyes More

HUMAN RESOURCES
The transient competencies
In the face of skill shortage, those in a disadvantageous position in the labour market end up bearing the brunt of the shortage by becoming a ready hunting ground. Most importantly, the common man on the street has to contend with poor quality, bad service, delays and high costs. More

LABOUR REFORMS
Wasting nimble fingers
Tackling child labour is a complicated problem involving a much larger social and economic canvas than just working children. More

MORTGAGE
London: A financial system in trouble
There has been widespread concern over the hit in the credibility of the UK’s financial regulatory and supervisory system, as reflected in the case of the Northern Rock. In this context, it behoves us to ask whether the Government of India woul d do right to adopt the FSA model as a paradigm shift for India, says S. VENKITARAMANAN. More

SECURITY
The unfulfilled promise
The Centre for Security Analysis (CSA) needs to be complimented for holding on October 5-6 at Chennai, a national seminar devoted to the role of the civil society in conflict situations, with particular reference to Jammu and Kashmir, ... More

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‘Dealing with plenty’

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